cam a22 2 4500 467967733 CHVBK 20200107120319.0 cr ||||||||||| 150924s2015 enkab---ob--- 001 0-eng-d 978-0-203-09314-6 e-book : PDF 978-0-415-63545-5 hardback (OCoLC)979541884 (IDSSG)000917615 FlBoTFG ger FlBoTFG SzZuIDS HSG rda The Routledge companion to business in Africa edited by Sonny Nwankwo and Kevin Ibeh Companion to business in Africa London New York Routledge 2015 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 595 S.) Text txt rdacontent/ger Computermedien c rdamedia/ger Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier/ger Routledge companions in business, management and accounting Includes bibliographical references and index. Although the world's poorest inhabited continent, Africa has recently shown signs of being a source of economic growth in the coming decades, with increased foreign investment - notably from China - and huge growth in GDP from a number of African states. In contrast to the heaving weight of books focusing on business opportunities in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, Africa has been poorly served by academic publishing.This compendium of scholarship offers cutting-edge knowledge relating to business in Africa. The objectives of this collection include:To shed new light on the socio-cultural and historical underpinnings of business practice in Africa and their implications for promoting entrepreneurship and business behaviour in the regionTo consider the important constraints on business activities in Africa, and the emerging 'best practice' for redressing their real and potential impactsTo facilitate a better understanding of contemporary business practice in Africa through the application of relevant theories and models, including emergent ones.The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa will be a valuable reference source for students and academics studying and researching in this field Although the world's poorest inhabited continent, Africa has recently shown signs of being a source of economic growth in the coming decades, with increased foreign investment - notably from China - and huge growth in GDP from a number of African states. In contrast to the heaving weight of books focusing on business opportunities in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, Africa has been poorly served by academic publishing. This compendium of scholarship offers cutting-edge knowledge relating to business in Africa. The objectives of this collection include: To shed new light on the socio-cultural and historical underpinnings of business practice in Africa and their implications for promoting entrepreneurship and business behaviour in the region To consider the important constraints on business activities in Africa, and the emerging 'best practice' for redressing their real and potential impacts To facilitate a better understanding of contemporary business practice in Africa through the application of relevant theories and models, including emergent ones. The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa is a comprehensive reference resource that provides the perfect platform for embarking on research and study into Africa from the business perspective Also available in print edition. Business enterprises Africa Online-Ressource gnd-carrier Nwankwo Sonny Ibeh Kevin Druck-Ausgabe (IDSSG)000534801 263700410 http://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203093146 Full text for the University of St. Gallen Metadata Rights Reserved ids I noalma ids I IDSSG 490 0- Routledge companions in business, management and accounting IDSSG 700 1- Nwankwo Sonny IDSSG 700 1- Ibeh Kevin IDSSG 776 08 Druck-Ausgabe (IDSSG)000534801 263700410 IDSSG 856 40 http://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203093146 Full text for the University of St. Gallen Metadata rights reserved idssg SWISSBIB 319428877 BK020053 XK020053 XK020000 IDSSG HSG HSG ONL HONL000917615